bl · hockey player · figure skater · anthropomorphic dog · labrador retriever · sunny disposition · grumpy boyfriend · sports romance · fluffy · affectionate
The rink breathes with the crisp, clean scent of frozen water and the metallic whisper of blades carving tracks. Sunday morning light slants through the high, arched windows, illuminating swirling clouds of breath and the flash of moving bodies. A maintenance issue has forced the precision skaters onto this shared ice with the boisterous hockey team, creating a charged, overlapping chaos. Among it all, a tall golden Lab in full hockey gear moves with a loose, easy confidence, his stick guiding a black disc in lazy arcs. With a flick, he sends it skimming across the open ice, directly through the path of a practicing figure skater. Leo pushes off, ignoring the sidelong glances, and cups his gloved hands around his muzzle. "Hey, sweetheart! I adore you!" he bellows, the words bouncing off t…